Under the terrified gaze of countless people across the globe, the Supreme Sword in Huang Tian's hand had already swung down!
The sword Qi that cleaved the starry river, the sword light that tore the universe apart, the peerless might of the divine sword—
None of it happened at all.
Everything was light and breezy. The instant the sword swung down, it merely whipped up a slight breeze in midair. This breeze simply blew against sleeves, causing them to flutter gently.
"Th-this, what is going on here?" someone stared open-mouthed.
"Where is that sword Qi fierce enough to destroy the universe? Why has it vanished?"
"Could it be that it was an illusion? This sword has no use whatsoever, and is purely meant to scare people?"
"Dammit! I actually got toyed with by a sword!"
"What kind of Supreme Sword is this? You might as well call it the Sword of Fear. Aside from making people feel despair and terror, it is completely useless!"
"Yet even after seeing with my own eyes that this sword has no power whatsoever, I still feel extreme terror toward it and dare not look it straight in the eye. Why is that?"
"The reason is simple. This is a curio capable of twisting human spirits and wills. Anyone who looks at it will involuntarily feel terrified. This has nothing to do with your identity, status, strength, and so on.
Unless you possess the ability of mental fortification, you can only ignore it. So-called mental fortification means that the mind has built up a barrier capable of blocking any mental attack from a curio."
"Hiss, does that mean the Yellow Heaven Emperor also possesses an ability similar to mental fortification?!"
Amidst a flurry of heated discussions, Callum and the bearded man looked toward Huang Tian,